Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīpaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to tear).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*rīpaną[1][2]

  1. to reap; harvest

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rīpan
    • Old English: rīpan
  • Old Norse: *rípa
    • Norwegian: ripa (dialectal)

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rīfan-~*rīpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*rīpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 305-306